Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [art] [noun sg] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Getting readers to renew the subscription can-celled on holiday in August had long been a challenge to circulation managers . |
2 | The absence of a market rate of interest will obviously be a disincentive to lending but the law deals with this too : ‘ If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates … thou shalt not harden thine heart nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother : But thou shalt … surely lend him sufficient for his need , in that which he wanteth ’ ( Deut. 15:7–8 ) . |
3 | Our belief was that this would not only be an attraction to City workers but a major facility for the millions of visitors to the Tower of London . |
4 | Soviet interest in foreign technology therefore has not been a response to detente , but to perceptions of internal need , and increases in trade flows have not always coincided with greater political relaxation . |
5 | Henceforth probation work will no longer be an alternative to punishment but an alternative form of punishment . |
6 | Because the merchant bank or sub-underwriters are buying existing shares there will normally be a charge to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax ( SDRT ) on the sale . |
7 | This was also in the field of contempt of court and the rule which had been evolved was that Form N78 ( Notice to show cause why there should not be a committal to prison ) had to be signed by ‘ the proper officer ’ of the county court and that unless this was done , it was an invalid notice . |
8 | Survival figures indicate that age alone should not be a bar to specialist referral or treatment . |
9 | So that poverty should not be a bar to membership , the original subscriptions of 2s 6d p.a. " for gentlemen and honorary members and 1s for ladies " was reduced to a minimum of 1s in 1913 . |
10 | His inexperience over hurdles should not be a bar to victory here . |
11 | Walking out on your partner may not be the answer to midlife change and you may not want a divorce , but you are likely to find that you need to update your relationship if the marriage is to be sound and mutually satisfying for another twenty or thirty years . |
12 | But she would still be a traitor to grief , watching and listening , even as she spoke the formal words of condolence , for the flicker of an eyelid , the tensing of hands and face muscles , for the unwise word , for any sign that for someone in that waiting house in Campden Hill Square this might not be news at all . |
13 | But with careful management the carp can still be a boon to water authorities . |
14 | There may also be a charge to inheritance tax with regard to that property which was a potentially exempt transfer ; it never in fact became exempt in the end because he ( Mr X ) did not survive seven years . |
15 | Eating can also be an antidote to anxiety . |
16 | As this also is the way to understanding religion , we must go forward at this point . |
17 | As the picture shows , Mrs Perdigao ( right , with the wife of President Mario Soares , left , at the prize-winning ceremony ) took the view that turning up is the key to victory . |
18 | And er so it really was a hand to mouth existence and going without . |
19 | And at the last three meetings the bookmakers have operated in a confined square which certainly has n't been the answer to congestion problems . |
20 | This may well be a reference to Psalm 22:18 . |
21 | They want me to insist that the company sacks the foreman before they go back , but I 've told 'em I wo n't be a party to victimisation either way . ’ |
22 | Protecting your idea fast is the key to success , says Rogers in his new book , How To Make Money From Ideas And Inventions ( Kogan Page , Pounds 9.99 ) . |
23 | What you really want then is a way to sort of happenings or embarrassments because you 're a bit stuck of where you want to go . |
24 | Unveiling a commemorative plaque at the opening , John Rimmington , director general of the Health and Safety Executive , said , ‘ Utilising your resources effectively is the key to success and AEA have done just that with this building . |
25 | Stressing important words in a sentence again is an aid to understanding . |
26 | What the country got instead was the return to normality with all its faults ; and a general election . |
27 | Conversely , music that is ill-chosen or ill-performed can actually be a hindrance to commitment , as can a service or preaching which is poor . |
28 | One of the most basic freedoms anywhere is the right to peace , and the choice of quiet over noise . |